liemi

From Proto-Finnic *leemi, from Proto-Uralic *läme.^[1] Cognates include Erzya лем (ľem, “fat”), Hungarian lé.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlie̯mi/, [ˈlie̞̯mi]
• Rhymes: -iemi
• Syllabification^(key): lie‧mi

liemi

1. broth, stock, liquor (water in which food, such as meat or vegetables, has been boiled)
2. broth, stock (liquid part of a soup)
3. brine, pickle (salt-and-water solution for pickling)
4. bath (substance or preparation in which something is immersed, such as for dyeing or tanning)
5. (figuratively) pickle (a difficult situation)

   Nyt ollaan liemessä.

   We're in a pickle now.

• “liemi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

• meili, mieli

liemi

1. broth